#episode 5x08

[rodpower78]

You deserve someone who's worth the effort.

Sgt. Tim Bradford

#tim bradford #quote #lucy chen #chenford #the rookie abc #abc #tim and lucy #partners in crime #otp #words of encouragement #putting out bread crumbs #episode 5x08 #the collar #fall finale

[jensensitive]

Changing Channels as gay dean propaganda. After Gabriel I guess sees Dean watching Dr. Sexy, somehow knows Dean likes Dr. Sexy, AND after Gabriel sees just how Dean reacts to his Dr. Sexy and sees that Dean’s crush is so legit as to break the illusion and help Dean uncover Gabriel, Gabriel– as his torture meant to break them– scripts Dean into a sitcom scene version of Supernatural where he’s hooked up with a random woman in a bikini. This is Supernatural as a tv show written by Gabriel within Chuck’s universe, so it’s essentially a parody of the most shallow read of the show possible. And while Dean’s reaction to Dr. Sexy was entirely unscripted and real, a true act of his free will, his encounter with the woman in the motel room is entirely forced, scripted by an angel, and fake.

WOMAN But we did do work! In depth.

Laugh track. DEAN waves at her as she leaves. SAM shuts the door and shakes his head. DEAN speaks through a forced smile.

DEAN How long do we have to keep doing this?

And it’s torture, and it's so interesting that this in particular is torture, because it's not like getting shot or slapped or strapped to a machine to get hit in the balls, it's just a dollhouse version of Chuck’s bigger universe, endlessly playing their parodistic roles that Gabriel has assigned to them.

And then Dean, in another genuine act of free will, goes on to figure out the Trickster is an angel because of Cas’s literally disrupting the plan by breaking into the fake, scripted Supernatural™ where Dean is scripted to act as if he's had sex with a random hot woman, and Dean figures it out because he can read Cas and knows him and can tell that Cas knows Gabriel just by seeing how he looks at him.

#i think about this whenever i watch this episode and lose my mind every time #spn 5x08 #gay dean #free will #queerness as free will being a throughline in spn is everything to actually #spn thoughts

[raayllum]

I would do anything for you.

#5x08 #s5 #arc 2 #s5 spoilers #S5 IS MY BEST FRIEND #rayllum #i promise i'll post about other episodes soon but like. LET ME HAVE THIS #tdp spoilers #the dragon prince #scene of all time. to me

[aithusar]

MERLIN (5.08)

↳ The Hollow Queen

#merlinedit #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #merlin #daegal #5x08 #s5 #episodes #my edit

[thatartiststudios999]

Someone: How many times have you rewatched Finnegrin's Wake?

Me: Yes

#tdp rayla #tdp callum #rayllum #finnegrin's wake #5x08 #seriously that episode gets better each time #I'm probably on 20+ rewatches now #but its totally not an issue #thatartist rambles

[queseraone]

5x08 | 5x13

#chenford #chenfordedit #the rookie #therookieedit #tim bradford #lucy chen #5x08 #5x13 #LOOK HOW FAR WE'VE COME IN THE SPAN OF SIX EPISODES #two very different dinner invitations #oh the irony that she technically turned him down both times #i will never ever ever get over the total happiness on his face this precious bean #they are so in love it makes me want to cry #did i lay awake thinking about this at 3am? why yes yes i did #because these fools have taken over my life #mine #usersuz #usertimlucy

[emrys-merlin]

 “I think they mean to kill the king”.

MERLIN IS TIRED OF THIS SHIT

#merlin #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #merthur #arthur pendragon #his reaction #help lmao #i mean this episode was painful to watch #but Merlin's reaction here was hilarious #enough is enough #lol #my gifs #merlin 5x08

[muffinrag]

I fucking love this bit. I like to think that this was the first and only take, and that Alda didn't know the dog's name until the sergeant said it. I mean, look at the sergeant's shit-eating grin. The look on Alda's face. The "really?"

#mash #mash 4077 #hawkeye pierce #frank is here too #also radar hi radar i love you #this episode is easily in my top five #5x08 Mulcahy's War #monologue

[chenfordspiral]

From total awkwardness to indescribable happiness within a single shift. 🥹

#kill me. kill me now #i will never shut up about this episode #I just adore it so much #chenford #the rookie #lucy x tim #tim x lucy #chenfordedit #chenford edit #mychenfordedits #5x08

[mistressheroine]

Just rewatched ‘Coda’ and this is never gonna be okay, I am a mess. I start crying from the minute they enter that fucking hallway. The reaction shots KILL me. The fact that you know Daryl is on the floor sobbing over her body just out of shot, I can’t— 😭💔

Beth Greene, you deserve so much better than this. Thank god for fix-it fic.

#beth greene #twd #the walking dead #twd rewatch #5x08 #coda #bethyl #daryl dixon #this episode broke me #Beth deserved better #seriously these fucking writers #sobbing

[aaronwhorechner]

just kiss him already

#the amount of times she looks at his lips when talking to him is insane #and not just in this episode/moment jfkdsjfds #cm 5x08 #hotchniss

[renegadesstuff]

HE DIDN'T HESITATE FOR A SECOND BEFORE REPLYING 🥹🤏🤍

#the rookie #lucy chen #chenford #tim bradford #tim and lucy #lucy and tim #tim x lucy #lucy x tim #the rookie series #the rookie edit #the rookie 100th episode #the rookie 100 #the rookie season 5 #5x08 #the collar #the rookie season 6 #6x02 #the hammer #the rookie parallel

[convolutings]

I’ve been reblogging chenford all week since it happened because i’m obsessed with them and am so happy Lucy finally broke up with Chris and Tim asked her out. Also, Melissa and Eric did a great job with the material they were given.

but… as a writer.

I’m very disappointed with how it played out. Those scenes did not feel deserved and it felt like the writers got bored? of the angst and just wanted to put them together already. Which doesn't make sense because the type of angst they set up in the premiere was prime television. But neither of them was anywhere near ready for how quickly their getting together actually happened. Lucy was still denying it and Tim was still worried about the backlash and neither of them had the buildup to express that to the other.

With slow burns I feel like the declaration has to be somewhere along the lines of “I just can’t hold this in anymore.” While I love how simple and communicative their conversations were it doesn’t fit with their previous interactions of miscommunication to automatically be able to share how they feel. After all they've been through, Tim and Lucy deserved a big, loud, declarative moment.

There also should’ve been time between Lucy breaking up with Chris (which should’ve been done without Tim’s input) and Tim asking her out. There should’ve been Tim questioning if he’d be taking advantage of her, and Lucy questioning if he’s worth it (like she did with Nolan when she decided he wasn’t). The risk is not just about them losing their friendship and I wish that was touched upon.

We got a little of it and I know this is an ensemble show but they could’ve stretched it out over the course of the season to get them to a point where these conversations could happen naturally. Tim has never been a talk-about-it guy and watching him get to that point where he willingly opens up to Lucy would’ve been so well deserved and not doing that is a missed opportunity for character growth. And having Lucy decide for herself what she is worth and what she deserves without being told by others (which happens quite often) would’ve been amazing for her personal development.

I’m not complaining (not really) about it because I love that they’re together but it just feels lacklustre and kind of like “what just happened” instead of “I knew it was gonna happen now bc it had to.”

The Rookie is fun to watch but there are often so many missed opportunities it gets kind of frustrating some times.

———

update: while reading other people’s analysis i’m starting to agree that the quieter reveal is better, sweeter, and more mature and in character with how they interact with each other. Also I’ve never been in a relationship and have trauma so I only understand angst and seeing them communicate is beautiful.

I’m also starting to recognize how Tim helping her and pushing her is in line with the trust they have in each other to tell each other the truth and how Lucy deciding to jump headfirst after breaking up with Chris makes sense.

I do still think that happened a little fast specifically on Lucy’s end. Looking back I can see the development of Tim deciding to put himself out there and it’s actually really nice and amazing to see how far he’s come especially when he’s talking to Angela about it. But prior to this episode we have never heard from Lucy or had her talk about her feelings toward Tim in any real way.

Lucy used to have Jackson the way Tim has Angela, but now she doesn’t have anyone. The first time we heard her questioning things with Chris was the same episode she decided to break up with him. It makes sense for her to open up to Tim about Chris but I would’ve liked to have her open up to someone (Nolan, Aaron) about Tim.

don’t get me wrong i’m still thrilled and can’t wait to see where they go from here I just thought I’d put out my thoughts into the ether.

#the rookie #tim bradford #lucy chen #tim x lucy #chenford #lucy x tim #tucy #5x08 #5x09 #alexi hawley #episode analysis

[raayllum]

—cut lines from 5x08, Finnegrin's Wake

#rayllum #tdpedit #tdp #graphics #rayllumedit #theme: freedom #5x08 #personal fave #my edits #arc 2 #captain hostage exchange canon #tag ramble #like i get why this line was cut (& think it was the right call) but holy shit the Dichotomy this sets up #in an episode so surrounding themes of freedom & chains & control and the fucking pawn callum intro #like we knew finnegrin had decided rayla was callum's weakness and was going to fucking. #press on that wound as punishment but like the constructed binary of #'keep rayla and be weak/chained down and controlled' OR 'be willing to lose her and be Free' #and we all know what callum chose. and what he'll keep choosing #like yeah it's. it's Over. he's dooming the world for her next season #this line alone + the intro is like. all the proof i need at this point cause Holy Shit

[jauntilyplacedcaps]

#glee #gleeedit #santana lopez #santanalopezedit #naya rivera #season 5 #5x08 #episode: previously unaired christmas #place: bushwick loft #place: new york #theme: grooming #solo #grey #black #pink

[blackladynerd]

I love that they’re giving Doug Jones such a spotlight this episode. He deserves it.

#what we do in the shadows #wwdits #wwdits 5x08 #doug jones is killing it this episode